Sony Sony XPERIA 5 IV - 5G smartphone

I'm not a Sony fanboy by any means or reason, but I am a bit of a techy and I have enjoyed the Xperia line for as long as I can remember. I was a big fan of the small form factor phones at some point, but Sony discontinued them and I thought that was a big let down. Anyway, the new 21:9 form factor made it easy for me to transition from the mini size because the width of the new Xperia's made it easy to hold them. Fast forward to 2022, I am in awe of the new X1 IV because of the camera system. This product came just in time when I gifted my Sony alpha camera to my niece and I was left with nothing... until now. I'm not saying that this will replace the dslr. I just like the convenience of a high spec camera on a phone for my immediate needs.

Bought this phone almost a few years ago and it's held up through my carelessness. It's healthy to use an the camera quality is still stunning. Battery hasn't degraded one bit and I use this phone for at least 8 hours a day. Though it may be discontinued at this moment this phone holds its value an is still a top contender in 2025 in my opinion. The structural integrity of this phone is worth it. It's really durable. The fingerprint scanner just went out on me today so I'm getting the 1 VI. An that's only a result of my dropping at least a couple hundred times. I'm pretty clumsy so the average person with this phone shall make it last at least 5 years. Honestly more. This product is ahead of its time. Photography with this device will keep you honest an make you a better photographer as the days pass, guaranteed.

I've had it 1 week and I hope I have it for years. Unbeatable. 1tb expandable and a headphone jack. SOLD

One of the best screen I ever seen in a device definitely a great option for photographers plus it has sd slot and 3.5 mm jack

I have had the phone for a few weeks now and I'm extremely happy with my purchase! Everything works as advertised. The most important features for me are NO NOTCH, and I love having the head phone jack as well as the micro SD slot for memory expansion. No complaints here.

The phone feels and looks great. The phone camera is great. The downside is the software. Some apps would be pending to dow load for over 6 hours. Even in good service areas. The major down side is, when you plug the phone to your computer. It does not work. The phone seems like it is missing drivers to work. So no media transfers, video transfers, etc. I even downloaded the driver to make it work from sony's drivers and it still did not work.

Everything is good functioning, but recently after the phone running awhile, when it getting hot, the screen appear something shown as below.

I bought this phone for two reasons. To use it as a monitor for my A7R4 and it results that the a7R4 is not supported by this phone and the second reason was to shoot 4k120 video but as soon as you start recording you get the overheating warning and maybe 30 secs later you need to turn it off or close the camera app.

This phone is absolutely horrible. It is a Google phone period and came broken as so many do. With these specs there shouldn't be lag but there is more than my ten year old Galaxy. It freezes. Call quality it horrible. The camera has zero separation in the color and is way too dark. For this money buy a used car then purchase a much better phone with what's left over. And don't get me started on Sony's horrible customer service.

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